101To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I am prevented from going to day to the office, & beg leave to refer you to the office of the Secretary of State for a precise description of the office of surveyor. & indeed of the several others —I think it to be “Surveyor of the port of in the district of ( State ).” My only doubt is whether the words “in the district of ” be necessary. There are to my knowledge but three vacancies...
102To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I feel extremely anxious to take my family to New York—Both my children are sick; change of air is essential in their disorder; and change of situation is not less so to Mrs. G. at present. I called this morning, but you were absent, in order to obtain your consent for my absence on that occasion as early after the adjournment of Congress as you think it may take place without injury to the...
103To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
In pursuance of the President’s request , the Secretary of the Treasury, submits the following opinion on the subject of the Charges exhibited against Governor St. Clair, observing however, that every Document in support of the Charges is missing, and that the territorial laws would assist in forming a more correct view of an important part of the subject. The Charges & references to documents...
104Memorandum from Albert Gallatin, 1 May 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
District East River (taken from Yorktown Virga.) includes Matthews County—a collector & surveyor to reside there 200 dollars each port delivy Bennet’s creek (Edenton) ceases as port of delivery and Tombstone on Salmon Creek institd. with a surveyor do. Slades Creek (Washington N.C.) port of delivery surveyor to reside there 150 drs. District Marietta. N.W. Territory—Collector 150 dollars New...
105Memorandum from Albert Gallatin, [18 June 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
The Bank of Pennsylvania applies for relief—they fall regularly 100,000 drs. per week in debt to the Bank U. States, on account, as they say, of the deposits on account of Government made in the last. For a sketch of their situation compared with that of Bank of U. States, see the within paper—Their cashier is here come on purpose for assistance. In addition to the effect of Governmental...
106To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 25 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose letters from the collectors of Charleston, and Norfolk , in relation to the Marine Hospitals. If the corporation of Charleston, will agree to the arrangement proposed by the collector, that is to say, consent to defray all the expenses incident to the support of sick seamen, provided that they shall receive the monies collected in charleston, it will prove so...
107To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, with Jefferson’s Notes, [1 July 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
You omitted mentioning the Post office where to direct the Letter to Dr. Bache . I have filled the blank of the commencement of his salary on 12th instt. allowing him a week after receiving your letter to prepare. Enclosed is a recommendation for “Surveyor of the customs for the district of East River in Virginia .” None has been received for the office of collector; but if the surveyor shall...
108To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [2 July 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
Will the President enquire from Gen. Dearborn whether Mr Lee is proper to succeed Mr Gerry , as Collector at Marblehead, and whether he has any objection to the commanding officer at Massac being made Collector.—Chribs the present collector is infamous & must be removed but the place is so unhealthy that no other person will go and live there. A similar necessity has existed in the case of...
109To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 6 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to communicate to you , last December, that Mr. Gerry, Collector of Marblehead, having, notwithstanding repeated applications, delayed to render his accounts; and a variation appearing for two years back between the balance of specie in his hand, as stated in his weekly returns, and that ascertained by his quarterly accounts, so far as these had been obtained, it was found...
110Memorandum from Albert Gallatin, with Jefferson’s Instructions, 6 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Will the President be pleased to examine the question ? It is becoming important and must be decided at Detroit . Indeed there is some danger in suspending the decision at Michillimakinac the post which forms the entrance of the communication by Michigan & Ouisconsing to Mississipi 1. Shall Portages be construed to mean only land carriages from a part of the boundary to another part of the...
111To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [7 July 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
An endorsement on the enclosed letter somewhat similar to that sketched , will be sufficient authority to justify the payment of interest to Maryland. Respectfully submitted by RC ( DLC ); undated; addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 7 July and “repaimt to Maryland” and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: see below. The...
112Gallatin’s Draft of Authorization for Payment on Maryland Loan, [7 July 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
A sale of the city lots pledged for the repayment of the within mentioned loan, cannot, in my opinion be made at present, without an unwarrantable sacrifice of the property. The Secretary of the Treasury will direct the interest now due to be paid out of the Treasury in conformity to the provisions of the act entitled “an Act to abolish the Board of Commissioners in the city of Washington, and...
113To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 7 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Is it not best to do whatever is wanting at once. I have not yet answered Latimer’s letter & will not until I hear from you. But I think it is best not to answer him & to act. On that ground it seems to me that the best way would be at same time with the New England appointments to make Muhlenberg Collect. Philada. T. Coxe Supervr. Pennsylva. & Mr Page Collectr. Petersburgh. I cannot help...
114To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 17 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
On receipt of your letter I wrote to Mr Latimer & now enclose a copy of my letter & his answer: you will find that he now makes an absolute resignation. I write him by this day’s mail that his letter will immediately be transmitted to the President; and will wait your further instructions for a final answer. I suppose there can be no objection to agreeing that his resignation should be...
115To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your’s of the 20th, and will attend to the dates of the several commissions. I have written to the Dept. of State in order that they should transmit to you for your signature commissions for the port of Massac, (vice Chribs the horse thief) and to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Foster & Goforth; also two commissions of inspector of the revenue (for...
116To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 7 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to submit to your consideration the “regulations concerning the Mississipi trade” prepared in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1st of May last. They were, at my request , digested by the Comptroller under whose immediate superintendence the customs are placed, and have been made, so far as practicable, conformable in their details with the general regulations of that...
117To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a letter from the Commissioner of the revenue together with one from the Collector of New London , and unite in recommending Joseph Griffin as a suitable person to keep the light house on Faulkner’s island. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir Your most obdt. Servt. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as...
118To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here last week, and found much business to do, but principally mere details with which I will not trouble you. A second report has come to hand in relation to the Delaware piers recommending Reedy Island, in lieu of Marcus hook: finding three persons to have been appointed by a law of the State of Delaware superintendents to erect piers at New-castle, I wrote to them for information...
119To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 16 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this morning your letter of the 9th instt. on the subject of Morocco & the Barbary powers. The arrangement of the mail between this & Monticello is not favorable, since this answer to your’s of the 9th cannot leave Washington before to morrow evening 17th. This I regret, as time on such occasion is precious. I will write, on the supposition that you have received the account of the...
120To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 17 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose herewith the following papers Recommendation for Commisrs. of Bankruptcy at Poukepsie in support of those formerly made by Bailey & Van Cortland Certificate of Mr Nourse showing that Mr Hopkins has charged for two clerks according to law. Whether he has employed only one, your informant should substantiate if it be true. Letters relative to the incapacity of Claud Thomson collector...
121To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 19 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I once more return the proposed regulations concerning the Mississipi trade. Nothing can be substituted to the agency of the Consul or Vice Consul at New Orleans: that agency constitutes the essence of the regulations & was always contemplated whilst the bill was framed & discussed: the identity of the article cannot otherways be proven than at the port where the vessel takes her cargo, or...
122To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 19 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury, respectfully represents to the President of the United States, that Joshua Head , collector of customs for the port of Waldoborough (Massachusetts) has failed in rendering his quarterly accounts, none later than those for the quarter ending on the 30th september, last, having been received: nor has he, from that time, rendered any weekly, or other return,...
123To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 20 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter of the 14th instt., in which you justly correct my transposition of Newbury-port & Marblehead. General Dearborn approves of Tuck’s removal; but as there is no inconvenience in waiting a week longer, & we have been rather unfortunate in selecting individuals who could not or would not accept I have concluded to wait for your answer to this letter before I would send...
124To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your letter of the 20th & will attend to its contents. I have not had less business to do since I have been in office, & have nothing to communicate. Your answer to my last , & your determination in respect to Barbary I am waiting for, with some anxiety, as, although I am yet well, the weather is intensely hot & bilious complaints begin to appear. Gen. Dearborn left the city...
125To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 27 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I leave the office under the care of Mr Nourse, and if I can stand the journey will set off for New York this day, but feel much indisposed. Please to let me know whether you approve the recommendations of Messrs. Langdon & Whipple for officers of the revenue cutter, and in that case to send me their names with which I may fill blank commissions. I have presumed to get a commission for the...
126To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been here four days, and have felt the effects of my late stay in Washington: I am now recovered, but lament that the situation of that place should be an impediment to that constant superintendence, which is so essentially necessary in the Treasury department. On the 20th instt., I intend leaving this place with my family, and expect to be at the seat of Government before the end of...
127To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I closed my letter of this day, Mr Madison has enclosed to me the within recommendation for the office of collector of York town Virginia. With sincere respect Your obedt. & affecte. Servt. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson President U.S.”; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 16 Sep. and “Cary to be Collector York vice Reynolds” and so recorded in SJL...
128To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 21 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I intend leaving this city this evening & expect to meet you at Washington the last of this month. As I take my family along, we will travel but slowly. I should suppose that your intention to countermand the sailing of the Adams came too late: both ships indeed, were prepared for sea in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Your letter informing of the favorable aspect in the...
129To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 5 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a letter from the collector of Boston, in which he recommends the appointment of an additional mate for the revenue cutter. The present establishment is a master & a mate. From Mr Lincoln recommending the measure, I have no doubt of its propriety and beg leave to submit the same to your consideration. I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir Your obedt. Servt....
130To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 5 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose the following papers vizt. A letter from the collector of New-York announcing that the keeper of the light house at Sandy hook had resigned, and that he had appointed W. P. Schenck as a temperary keeper Sundry recommendations for the office of light house keeper at Cape Hatteras The resignation of Mr Carey who had been appointed collector at Yorktown, and a...